Aqueous inkjet ink for textile inkjet printing comprising dispersed pigments and a binder which is a carboxylated polyurethane having blocked isocyanate groups and method for using the same.

The invention relates to a black ink comprising a black dye dispersion in an aqueous vehicle comprising disperse blue 291 and/or 291:1, disperse red 82 and disperse red 54 and the use of such black ink in a method for digital inkjet-printing of a fabric, preferably on polyester.

The invention relates to a black ink comprising a black dye dispersion in an aqueous vehicle comprising disperse blue 291 and/or 291:1, disperse red 82 and disperse red 54 and the use of such black ink in a method for digital inkjet-printing of a fabric, preferably on polyester.

Provided is an oil-based inkjet ink containing a pigment and a fatty acid ester-based solvent represented by general formula (1) shown below and having at least 18 but not more than 29 carbon atoms per molecule. In general formula (1), R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group of 5 or more carbon atoms, R.sup.2 represents an alkyl group of 6 or more carbon atoms, and at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is a branched alkyl group of 9 or more carbon atoms having a side chain of 4 or more carbon atoms.

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To provide an actinic-ray-curable ink set for ink-jet recording which is excellent in thick-film curability even when a UV-LED lamp is used as a light source, and has uniform curing sensitivity across different colors. The present invention relates to an actinic-ray-curable ink set for ink-jet recording, characterized in that a cyan ink contains a phthalocyanine pigment, a radical polymerizable compound, and less than 10% by mass of a photopolymerization initiator based on the total amount of the cyan ink, a magenta ink contains a quinacridone-based pigment, a radical polymerizable compound, and less than 5% by mass of a photopolymerization initiator based on the total amount of the magenta ink, a yellow ink contains an azo pigment, a radical polymerizable compound, and less than 10% by mass of a photopolymerization initiator based on the total amount of the yellow ink, and a black ink contains a carbon black, a radical polymerizable compound, and less than 12% by mass of a photopolymerization initiator based on the total amount of the black ink.

To provide an actinic-ray-curable ink set for ink-jet recording which is excellent in thick-film curability even when a UV-LED lamp is used as a light source, and has uniform curing sensitivity across different colors. The present invention relates to an actinic-ray-curable ink set for ink-jet recording, characterized in that a cyan ink contains a phthalocyanine pigment, a radical polymerizable compound, and less than 10% by mass of a photopolymerization initiator based on the total amount of the cyan ink, a magenta ink contains a quinacridone-based pigment, a radical polymerizable compound, and less than 5% by mass of a photopolymerization initiator based on the total amount of the magenta ink, a yellow ink contains an azo pigment, a radical polymerizable compound, and less than 10% by mass of a photopolymerization initiator based on the total amount of the yellow ink, and a black ink contains a carbon black, a radical polymerizable compound, and less than 12% by mass of a photopolymerization initiator based on the total amount of the black ink.

According to one aspect of an inventive concept, an ink includes a base catalyst, a sol gel precursor composition, and a block copolymer. According to another aspect of an inventive concept, an aerogel includes a three-dimensional printed structure having printed ligaments geometrically arranged, where an average diameter of the printed ligaments is in a range of greater than 0 microns and less than 50 microns. In addition, an average distance between a center of a first of the printed ligaments and a center of a second of the printed ligaments is at least equal to the average diameter of the printed ligaments, where the first and the second of the printed ligaments are adjacent. Each printed ligament includes of a plurality of random pores, where an average diameter of the random pores is less than 50 nanometers.

According to one aspect of an inventive concept, an ink includes a base catalyst, a sol gel precursor composition, and a block copolymer. According to another aspect of an inventive concept, an aerogel includes a three-dimensional printed structure having printed ligaments geometrically arranged, where an average diameter of the printed ligaments is in a range of greater than 0 microns and less than 50 microns. In addition, an average distance between a center of a first of the printed ligaments and a center of a second of the printed ligaments is at least equal to the average diameter of the printed ligaments, where the first and the second of the printed ligaments are adjacent. Each printed ligament includes of a plurality of random pores, where an average diameter of the random pores is less than 50 nanometers.

The present invention relates to [1] a pigment water dispersion containing pigment-containing crosslinked polymer particles, in which a crosslinked polymer in the particles is a polymer that is crosslinked with a compound represented by the general formula (1), and the pigment is a carbon black, and [2] a process for producing a pigment water dispersion containing pigment-containing crosslinked polymer particles, including the following steps: Step (1): subjecting a pigment mixture containing a water-dispersible polymer, a pigment and water to dispersion treatment, thereby obtaining an aqueous pigment dispersion solution containing pigment-containing polymer particles; and Step (2): mixing the aqueous pigment dispersion solution obtained in the step (1) and a compound represented by the general formula (1) to react the water-dispersible polymer with the compound to prepare a crosslinked polymer, thereby obtaining the pigment water dispersion containing pigment-containing crosslinked polymer particles.

The present invention relates to an actinic radiation-curable inkjet ink including a photocurable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and an unsaturated fatty acid ester having no photopolymerizable group. The content of the unsaturated fatty acid ester is 0.3 mass % or more and 4.5 mass % or less based on the total mass of the inkjet ink, and the unsaturated fatty acid ester is a compound having an iodine value of less than 80.